And Eddie Had An Egg

 Highlights

• Winner of the 2023 Jewish Book Week/Green Bean Book Awards

• A delightful tale about Eddie, a fussy eater, as he and his family celebrate Jewish festivals throughout the year

• A fun way of learning more about Jewish festivals such as Rosh Hashana, Sukkot, Chanukah, Shavuot and Pesach

• Teaches children about the importance of trying new things, and all of the good that can come from this

• A tale that both children and parents will relate to

Description

Some people called Eddie a fussy eater, but when it came to food, he would simply rather be safe than sorry.

During festivals and Shabbat Eddie’s mum and dad loved to cook special meals, but Eddie would rather stick with what he knew: eggs!

During Rosh Hashana, Eddie would rather have an egg than the salmon his Dad cooked up. During Succot, Mum’s barley soup was no match for Eddie’s egg. On Chanukah, the stir-fry that Dad served up was refused by Eddie in favour of an egg, while on Shavuot, Mum’s spinach and mushroom lasagne simply couldn’t compete with Eddie’s egg. It is only thanks to a misunderstanding that, one Shabbat dinner, Eddie manages to enjoy something that isn’t an egg.

Working through various Jewish festivals of the year, this is a sweet story about the anxieties surrounding – and the importance of – trying new things.

Author Details

Dina Leifer won the 2023 Green Bean Jewish Children’s Book Award for her story And Eddie Had An Egg. It is her first book but she has always worked with words: first as a journalist and more recently as a translator from French and Italian to English.